The Peace Beyond Nation-StatesIt’s rare for someone of high political position in any nation to tell it like it is about the international system. Even at the political level, there are premises about “the rules based international system” that no longer apply. The tem international means just that –the relations between nation-states. We are still thinking within the box of the international system, which followed the inter-religious Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It must be an expression and catalyst of a breakthrough far greater than the Peace of Westphalia, which provided the foundation for nation-states.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2024 05:36 UTC